In Dr. Hart's myth-shattering and thought-provoking new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups , Hart argues that the criminalization and demonization of drug use is causing much more harm in America than the drugs themselves. Hart is also open about his own drug use, done in a happy balance with the rest of his full and productive life.Drug […]
Books & Books presents… An Evening with Dr. Carl L. Hart In conversation with Neal Brennan Drug Use for Grown-Ups (Penguin Press, $28) Tuesday, January 26, 7pm LIVE via Crowdcast REGISTER HERE FOR FREE From one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, a powerful argument that the greatest damage from drugs flows […]
Dr. Carl Hart participates in City Arts annual conversations on issues in science and health. He will be in conversation with Lara Bazelon.
In conversation with Kasia Malinowska, director of the Open Society Global Drug Policy Program, Dr. Carl Hart, one of the world’s foremost experts on drugs, argues that the greatest damage from drugs flows from their being illegal.
BUY TICKETS: $5 Buy the Book Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of FearThird Place Books EVENT DESCRIPTION Is it possible for drug use to be part of a responsible, balanced, and happy life? Dr. Carl L. Hart, a prominent neuroscientist and professor of psychology at Columbia University, believes so; but he […]
JOIN THE PHILOMATHEAN SOCIETY AND MITCHELL CENTER for a discussion with CARL HART (Columbia University), a preeminent expert on the effects of recreational drugs on the mind and body – and a leading opponent of the decades-long effort to eliminate this kind of drug use. Hart argues instead that, when used responsibly, drugs can enrich and enhance our lives. He is open about the fact that he uses drugs himself, in a happy balance with the rest of his full and productive life as a researcher and professor, husband, father, and friend. His new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups, draws on decades of research and Hart’s own personal experience demonstrate that the criminalization and demonization of drug use – not drugs themselves – have been a tremendous scourge on America, not least in reinforcing this country’s enduring structural racism.
Magic City Books is proud to welcome Dr. Carl Hart for an in-person author event to celebrate the paperback release of his latest book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear. This free event will be hosted in the Algonquin Room at Magic City Books at 7:00 pm on Thursday, March 24. Joining Dr. Hart in conversation will be Mark Davis, Chief Programs Officer at Mental Health Association Oklahoma.
In a world where drug legalization efforts are on the march and the pernicious effects of drug prohibition on criminal justice, education, foreign policy, and racial and ethnic communities are being scrutinized like never before, Carl is breaking bold new ground on how we think about drug policy, substance use and abuse, and individual freedom.
"In this episode, I talk to Carl Hart about drug use and addiction. Society is quick to judge all drug users as addicts but Carl’s research found that the majority of drug users do not meet the criteria for pathology. Recreational drugs, when used responsibly, can have positive effects on people. Instead of waging a […]
A conversation about shifting the narrative with asha bandele (The Prisoner's Wife) and Carl Hart (Drug Use for Grownups)
Dr. Carl Hart, PhD is the 2022 recipient of the Abraham L. Halpern Humanitarian Award, bestowed by the American Association for Social Psychiatry for extraordinary achievement in advancing human rights.
Carl Hart, renowned psychologist and neuroscientist and author of works both scientific and popular, including Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, will give the keynote address.